Cyclist Andreas Kron arrives at the finish line in the second stage of the Vuelta a España 2023, on August 27, 2023, in Barcelona, Catalunya (Spain). The 78th edition of La Vuelta Ciclista a España 2023 began yesterday, August 26 in Barcelona and ends on September 17 in Madrid. The inaugural stage consists of 14.8 kilometers in a team time trial. The competition has 21 stages in which nine autonomous communities and three countries, Spain, Andorra and France are visited in a total of 3,156.5 kilometers of route. AUGUST 27;2023 Lorena Sopêna / Europa Press 08/27/2023 (Europa Press via AP)